Nick Lowe - Sensitive Man

a delightful , easy song off nick’s latest album the old magic ( 2011 ) .

tabbed from live videos . should be reasonably accurate!

chords used :
E : 076450 / 022100
A : 577655 / x0222
xb : 799877
C#m : x46654
F#m : 244222

nick uses the | 076450 | E chord almost the whole way through , shifting his pinky back and
forth between the 5th and 6th string to alternate between E and B as the bass note . the
chord also has the advantage of being in close proximity to the C#m and a chords .

after the first and third line of the chorus , nick plays three strokes of a followed by
one stroke of F#m . use your index finger to barre the second fret and , on the fourth
stroke , place your ring finger and pinky on the fourth fret of the 4th and 5th string
while using your thumb to play the F# bass note .

E C#m
lately when i go to steal a kiss
E B
i feel you pulling away
E A
i know something is amiss
E B
but what it is , you won’t say
A
if i’ve done something to upset ya
E A
believe me , that was never my plan
E A
but how can i fix it standing out here in the cold?
E
i’m a sensitive man .

E C#m
you don’t always have to speak
E B
you can say it with a look
E A
even across a crowded room
E B
i can read it like a book
A
but other times , when there’s something on your mind
E A
make it as plain as you can
E A
don’t freeze me baby , i’m no dinky – doo
E
i’m a sensitive man .

| A A A F#m |
i’m a sensitive man
E A
you can hear that in my song
E | A A A F#m |
i’m a sensitive man
F#m E
but first impressions could steer you wrong .

E A E B x2

A
sincerely , my one desire

is to make you happy again
E A
but i can’t begin ’til you let me back in
E
i’m a sensitive man .

| A A A F#m |
i’m a sensitive man
E A
you can hear that in my song
E | A A A F#m |
i’m a sensitive man
F#m E
though first impressions might well steer you wrong .

E
sensitive man

( out in the cold )

trying to do good

( but so misunderstood )

sensitive man